A visit to the Oakwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakwood Cemetery (FG ID #82975).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Oakwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakwood Cemetery:
44.0269, -92.4551
The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Olmsted County<2>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies just to the southwest of the Oakwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosamount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rosamount Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamount Cemetery
- Haverhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Haverhill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Randall Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Randall Fork Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Fork Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Ben Baer Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walter McConnell Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rochester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Predmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oronoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Post Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Rock Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eyota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Potsdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oakwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Olmsted County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Dover
- Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Eyota
- Eyota lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oakwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eyota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
- Kasson
- Mantorville
- Mazeppa
- Oronoco
- Pine Island
- Plainview
- Rochester
- Stewartville
- Zumbro Falls
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oakwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Olmsted County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oakwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #82975
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #648882 (Oakwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648882 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rochester
- Location given for Oakwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0271862 Lon: -92.4560097
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Olmsted, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |